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[quote=Anonymous]We lived without a kitchen for a lot longer than 6 weeks during our remodel.

We used a microwave, toaster oven, and crockpot inside, and we also used our grill outside.  My toaster oven is actually a combo toaster/convection oven - can make chicken breasts, fish fillets, etc in there.

Also, if you can cook & freeze some stuff before you demo your current kitchen, that's a good idea.  You can make things like chili, hearty soups, etc. in smaller containers & reheat in the microwave.  We moved our old fridge/freezer to the garage during the construction so we had sufficient cold/frozen storage.  We also did plenty of meals that didn't require cooking, like sandwiches (with bread or tortillas for wraps) for dinner because frankly, there were many nights when I just didn't feel like "cooking" dinner in the toaster oven in the family room.   You can still eat reasonably healthy with a little effort - get a rotisserie chicken and microwave a baked potato for the kids, put the sliced chicken on top of bagged salad with some veggies for the grownups.  The crockpot is great for pulled chicken for sandwiches, ropa vieja (my kids really like that), and I even made a baked ravioli dish in it that was pretty good.  We did turkey hot dogs and chicken sausages on the grill a couple of times too.

This whole thing gets old pretty quick, so give yourself permission to eat less than ideally for this brief period.  I try to avoid takeout and junky fast food, but kitchen renovations are stressful enough without trying to prepare a healthy balanced meal every night on your coffee table.  I just decided that to preserve my sanity, our family would have to eat a bit more junk or processed foods than I normally like, and that we'd survive & go back to our normal routine once we had a kitchen again.  [/quote]

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